1. What is the talk mainly about?
| A．House decorating skills. | B．House selecting secrets. | C．Home improvements plans. |
| A．The old ones don’t match the carpet. |
| B．The old ones are broken. |
| C．The old ones are somewhat dark. |
| A．Building a deck. | B．Changing the roof. | C．Designing a yard. |
1. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?
| A．Friends. | B．Strangers. | C．Workmates. |
| A．The elevator. | B．The products’ prices. | C．The general appearance. |
| A．It doesn’t work well. | B．It’s far from Immigration. | C．It’s not clean and efficient. |
| A．At a restaurant. |
| B．At a hotel. |
| C．At an airport. |
4 . One Dollar a Night in New York
When it comes to finding a place to stay for a night in New York, things don’t always come cheap. However, artist Miao Jiaxin, a Shanghai native who moved to New York in 2006, is offering people the chance to stay in his apartment in Brooklyn.
Guests can easily book Miao’s room on the Internet. Nevertheless, although they will be housed in his apartment, it appears to have more in common with a jail cell than a regular bedroom as a cage in the center of the room is where guests will stay.
Meanwhile, the cage is monitored and recorded by two cameras and the activity of guest s is filmed for the whole time they stay in the cell.
The room is inspired by the alienation (疏离感) Miao felt as a new immigrant — feelings he believes are universal. “It’s not for fun. It’s for an experience.
| A．It’s too expensive for common people to afford. |
| B．It’s only one dollar a night. |
| C．Actually, Miao’s room is so popular that you have to book three months in advance. |
| D．Miao says that to live in his jail cell, people don’t have to be a criminal, but there are several rules. |
| E．More like a psychological New York City experience. |
| F．If you break any of those rules above, you will be fined 100 dollars. |
| G．Despite the strict rules, guests are given a key to let themselves in and out as they please. |
| A．In a cleaner’s room. | B．In a bookshop. | C．In a school. |
1. What was Inhotim like before 1990s?
| A．It was popular. | B．It was unique. | C．It was undeveloped. |
| A．To experience the art. | B．To see the landscape. | C．To visit the farm. |
| A．More employment. |
| B．Better living environment. |
| C．Stronger cultural atmosphere. |
| A．Visiting a flat. | B．Introducing a flat. | C．Arranging a flat. |
8 . Last summer on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, Tina Taniguchi worked close to the ground. Her coconut leaf hat covered most of her thick brown hair. Wet soil had gotten on her clothes and her smiling face.
Taniguchi smiles a lot while working on the Hanapepe salt land on the west side of Kauai. It is a piece of land about half a hectare in size with pools of salty water. The salt becomes crystals (晶体)as the water dries.
“The work is tiring, but for me it’s also play,” Taniguchi said with a laugh. Taniguchi’s family is one of 22 families who make salt, following a cultural and spiritual tradition. Hanapepe is one of the last remaining salt lands in Hawaii. Its salt can be traded or given away but must never be sold. Hawaiians use it in cooking, healing, and as protection.
Over the past 10 years, there have been several threats to this field. They encompass development, pollution from a neighboring airfield, damage to the sand from vehicle traffic and waste left by visitors to the nearby beach. In addition, rising sea levels and weather might stop the practice.
The process of turning sea water into salt can be slow. The season begins once the rain stops and water starts to disappear from the salt beds. Ocean water travels underground and enters the wells. Each family has their own well. As water enters the well, so do tiny, red brine shrimp. These small ocean animals give Hanapepe salt its unusual, sweet taste.
The families first clean the salt beds and line them with black clay (陶土). Then they move water from the wells into the beds. There, salt crystals form. The top level, or layer, is the whitest. It is used for table salt. The middle layer is pinkish and is used in cooking, while the bottom layer, which is a deep red color, is used in blessings.
1. What do we know about Taniguchi?| A．She gives salt to others as a gift. | B．She works hard but with pleasure. |
| C．She has found a new way to make salt. | D．She fears old traditions will disappear. |
| A．Trade goods with it. | B．Use it as a treatment. |
| C．Make money from it. | D．Cook vegetables with it. |
| A．Prevent. | B．Include. | C．Improve. | D．Discover. |
| A．The special taste of the salt. | B．A thicker middle layer of salt. |
| C．More water in the wells. | D．A quicker process of making salt. |
1. Where is the college dining room?
| A．Beside the theater. | B．In the campus center. | C．Between the shops and the library. |
| A．The snack bar. | B．The fast-food hall. | C．The college dining room. |
| A．It sells hot meals. | B．It has a lake view. | C．It offers paid Internet service. |
1. What is the woman advised to do?
| A．Stay in her room. | B．Visit the fitness center. | C．Go to the business center. |
| A．Beside the front office. | B．On the right of the lift. | C．Across the fitness center. |
